Do Academic Libraries Contribute to Students' and Communities' Wellbeing?: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Academic libraries offer a range of activities and initiatives for their students and community users. However, wellbeing, as a concept in academic libraries, is not very well defined and is poorly understood. The objective of this scoping review was to examine the role of academic libraries in student and community wellbeing, identify the various kinds of activities and initiatives that they carry out to address their wellbeing, and uncover gaps that might require further research. Methods: An extensive search was conducted in the Library Information Sciences Association (LISA), Education Resources Information Centre (ERIC), Medline (OVID), Scopus, and Web of Science (WOS) databases. Grey literature was searched on a selection of library websites and d

SUBMITTER: Suresh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11765332 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature